Definition of Passant
Pas´sant
a.
1.
Passing
from
one
to
another
;
in
circulation
;
current
.
Many
opinions
are
passant
.
- Sir T. Browne.
2.
Curs
ry
,
careless
.
On
a
passant
rewiew
of
what
I
wrote
to
the
bishop
.
- Sir P. Pett.
3.
Surpassing
;
excelling
.
4.
(Her.)
Walking
; -
said
of
any
animal
on
an
escutcheon
,
which
is
represented
as
walking
with
the
dexter
paw
raised
.
Related Words
erect
,
heraldry
,
upright
,
vertical
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